French Pink (#FD6C9E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.69:1 — vs black: 7.82:1

Color values

HEX #FD6C9E
RGB rgb(253, 108, 158)
HSL hsl(339, 57%, 99%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 57.31, 37.55, 0.78 )

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Tags

Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FD6C9E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

French Pink
#FD6C9E Base

#6CFDCB

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

French Pink
#FD6C9E Base

#FD6CE7

#FD826C

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

French Pink
#FD6C9E Base

#9EFD6C

#6C9EFD

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

French Pink
#FD6C9E Base

#6CFD82

#6CE7FD

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

French Pink
#FD6C9E Base

#E7FD6C

#6CFDCB

#826CFD

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

French Pink
#FD6C9E Base

#CD0349

#FC216C

#FC4483

#FE94B9

#FEB7D0

#FFE6EE

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of French Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190009

— #5B0120

— #9E0238

— #E0034F

— #FC2A72

French Pink #FD6C9E Base

— #FD84AE

— #FE9DBE

— #FEB5CE

— #FECDDE

— #FFE6EE

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FD6C9E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FD6C9E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FD6C9E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FD6C9E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FD6C9E,
        #FCFEFD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FD6C9E,
        #FCFEFD
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$french-pink: #FD6C9E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-pink-r: 253;
$french-pink-g: 108;
$french-pink-b: 158;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $french-pink;
    color: rgba($french-pink-r, $french-pink-g, $french-pink-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How French Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FD6C9E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A8A89A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #87879F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FA7474 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9E9E9E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to French Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Pink #FD6C9E Base

Light Crimson #F56991 ΔE 2.79

Strawberry #FC5A8D ΔE 3.85

Violet Red #F75394 ΔE 4.77

Brilliant Rose #FF55A3 ΔE 4.78

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.